The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, a Saturday night floodlit spectacular in November, will start two hours earlier than previously in a shift likely to boost the U.S. television audience.
The governing FIA announced on Monday that qualifying on November 21 and the race start on November 22 will be at 8pm local instead of 10pm. The grand prix was added to the calendar in 2023.
The timings should be more friendly for viewers in other parts of the United States, particularly on the east coast, although European fans will have to set their alarm clocks for a race now at 4 a.m. UK time.
"This adjustment is based on feedback, insights and experience from the first two races, expanding opportunities for fans to explore the destination and continuing to engage with more fans across the US," local organisers said in a statement.
The 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix will be the third instalment of the Saturday night F1 event held on the famed Las Vegas strip.
F1 races in Las Vegas two times in 1981 and 1982 but the race was called the Caesars Palace Grand Prix and was held in a different location in the Nevada desert.
Max Verstappen secured his fourth F1 title in the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, beating McLaren's Lando Norris after finishing the race in fifth place while the Briton was sixth. George Russell won for Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton second as Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari.
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